As part of the Erasmus+ STARS EU Blended Intensive Programme, 31 students from five partner universities (Spain, Germany, Portugal, Lithuania, Albania) developed circular-economy case studies and joint recommendations for Hotel Tigaiga, Balten, Tagua and Wooptix, covering smart gardening, sustainable mobility, water reuse and technology commercialisation.
Programme
The Circular Innovation Bootcamp combines five weeks online, one week on-site on Tenerife, and an online documentation phase.
Online Phase (7 October – 6 November 2025)
| Week | Focus |
|---|---|
| Topic 1 | Introduction: welcome, main concepts, challenges, team building |
| Topic 2 | Know Your Customer: value proposition, desirability, persona |
| Topic 3 | Business Modeling: feasibility, viability, asking questions to the market |
| Topic 4 | Circular Business Models: circular business modeling, loops |
| Topic 5 | Professional Behaviour & Writing |
On-site Week, Tenerife (9–14 November 2025)
| Day | Highlights |
|---|---|
| Sun 9 | Whole-day island tour |
| Mon 10 | Company visits (morning); ULL sessions incl. talks by James Ellsmoor (Island Innovation) and on COP30 (afternoon) |
| Tue 11 | ITER visit; mini-workshop with Diego Broock (Santa Cruz Sustainable Foundation) |
| Wed 12 | Company visits; ULL sessions; official dinner, Restaurant Patio Canario, La Laguna |
| Thu 13 | Full day at ULL: pitch preparation |
| Fri 14 | Presentation of results/pitches; farewell cocktail |
| Sat 15 | Travel home |
Documentation phase (online): until 30 November 2025.
Lecturers
- Prof. Dr. Rodrigo Trujillo González (Universidad de La Laguna, Organizer)
- Prof. Dr. Andreas Müller (Hochschule Kempten, Co-Organizer)
- Prof. DI Günter Koch (Humboldt Cosmos Multiversity, Co-Organizer)
- Prof. Dr. Katrin Stefan (Hochschule Kempten)
- Prof. Dr. Manuel Talamante (Universidad de La Laguna)
- Prof. Dr. Lina Užienė (Kaunas University of Technology)
- Prof. Dr. Alba Ramallari (Alexander Moisiu University Durrës)
- Prof. Dr. Llambi Prendi (Alexander Moisiu University Durrës)
- Prof. Dr. Ana Sofia Cardim Barata (Instituto Politécnico de Bragança)
- Prof. Dr. Paula Odete Fernandes (Instituto Politécnico de Bragança)
- Prof. Dr. Joaquim Leite (Instituto Politécnico de Bragança)
- James Ellsmoor (Island Innovation)
- Diego Broock (Santa Cruz Sustainable Foundation)
- Andreas Fischer (Why Tenerife)
Guest speakers: James Ellsmoor (Island Innovation), Diego Broock (Santa Cruz Sustainable Foundation).